Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang

It is important to monitor the concentration of toxic metals in the Sungai Kuantan as it serves many communities in terms of domestic, fisheries and agriculture purpose. In order to determine the distributions of dissolved and particulate As and Hg in Sungai Kuantan and evaluate its changes tempora...

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Main Authors: Faudzi, Fikriah, Miskon, Mohd Fuad, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Rahman, Mokhlesur
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spelling iium-568512017-07-18T06:04:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/ Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang Faudzi, Fikriah Miskon, Mohd Fuad Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Rahman, Mokhlesur QD Chemistry It is important to monitor the concentration of toxic metals in the Sungai Kuantan as it serves many communities in terms of domestic, fisheries and agriculture purpose. In order to determine the distributions of dissolved and particulate As and Hg in Sungai Kuantan and evaluate its changes temporally and spatially, water samples were collected from the surface and bottom layers in a grid of 9 stations from estuary towards the upstream of Sungai Kuantan from May 2012 till October 2012. The dissolved metals were pre-concentrated using Chelex-100 while particulate metals were digested using Teflon bomb and subsequently were analyzed using ICP-MS. Dissolved As ranging from 4.650 to 36.894 µg L-1 while dissolved Hg ranging from BDL to 0.011 µg L-1. Particulate As and Hg varied from 0.650 to 86.087 mg L-1 and BDL to 5.873 mg L-1, respectively. Higher concentration of the dissolved elements were found mainly in October 2012 and particulate elements concentration mostly higher in May 2012. The source of the studied metals in the river may be the run-off from the effluent discharges and other natural sources. The toxic elements studied in Sungai Kuantan waters were still below the Interim Marine Water Quality Standard (INWQS) permissible limits. Pengawalan kepekatan logam toksik di Sungai Kuantan adalah penting kerana sungai tersebut menjadi tumpuan komuniti daripada segi domestik, perikanan dan pertanian. Oleh itu, untuk mengenal pasti logam As dan Hg dalam fasa terlarut dan pepejal terampai yang terdapat di Sungai Kuantan, sampel air di bahagian permukaan air dan di bahagian dasar telah diambil di 9 stesyen bermula dari muara sungai hingga ke hulu sungai pada Mei 2012 sehingga Oktober 2012. Logam terlarut telah dipekatkan menggunakan Chelex-100 manakala logam pepejal terampai dianalisis melalui proses penghadaman Teflon Bomb. Logam surih kemudiannya dianalisis melalui Instrumen Spektrometri Jisim Gandingan Plasma Teraruh (ICP-MS). Logam As terlarut berjulat daripada 4.650 hingga 36.894 µg L-1 manakala Hg terlarut berjulat daripada BDL hingga 0.011 µg L-1. Logam As dan Hg fasa pepejal terampai masing-masing berjulat daripada 0.650 hingga 86.087 mg L-1 dan BDL hingga 5.873 mg L-1. Kepekatan unsur logam terlarut adalah tinggi pada Oktober 2012 dan logam pepejal terampai yang diperoleh adalah tinggi pada Mei 2012. Logam toksik di Sungai Kuantan berada di bawah paras yang digariskan oleh Piawai Interim Kualiti Air Marin (IMWQS). Penerbit UKM 2017-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/1/Fikriah%20Faudzi_2017.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/7/56851_Spatial%20and%20temporal%20variation%20on%20distributions%20of%20dissolved_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/8/56851_Spatial%20and%20temporal%20variation%20on%20distributions%20of%20dissolved_WoS.pdf Faudzi, Fikriah and Miskon, Mohd Fuad and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Rahman, Mokhlesur (2017) Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (3). pp. 393-396. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/pdf_files/SM-PDF-46-3-2017/06%20Fikriah%20Faudzi.pdf 10.17576/jsm-2017-4603-06
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Faudzi, Fikriah
Miskon, Mohd Fuad
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Rahman, Mokhlesur
Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
description It is important to monitor the concentration of toxic metals in the Sungai Kuantan as it serves many communities in terms of domestic, fisheries and agriculture purpose. In order to determine the distributions of dissolved and particulate As and Hg in Sungai Kuantan and evaluate its changes temporally and spatially, water samples were collected from the surface and bottom layers in a grid of 9 stations from estuary towards the upstream of Sungai Kuantan from May 2012 till October 2012. The dissolved metals were pre-concentrated using Chelex-100 while particulate metals were digested using Teflon bomb and subsequently were analyzed using ICP-MS. Dissolved As ranging from 4.650 to 36.894 µg L-1 while dissolved Hg ranging from BDL to 0.011 µg L-1. Particulate As and Hg varied from 0.650 to 86.087 mg L-1 and BDL to 5.873 mg L-1, respectively. Higher concentration of the dissolved elements were found mainly in October 2012 and particulate elements concentration mostly higher in May 2012. The source of the studied metals in the river may be the run-off from the effluent discharges and other natural sources. The toxic elements studied in Sungai Kuantan waters were still below the Interim Marine Water Quality Standard (INWQS) permissible limits. Pengawalan kepekatan logam toksik di Sungai Kuantan adalah penting kerana sungai tersebut menjadi tumpuan komuniti daripada segi domestik, perikanan dan pertanian. Oleh itu, untuk mengenal pasti logam As dan Hg dalam fasa terlarut dan pepejal terampai yang terdapat di Sungai Kuantan, sampel air di bahagian permukaan air dan di bahagian dasar telah diambil di 9 stesyen bermula dari muara sungai hingga ke hulu sungai pada Mei 2012 sehingga Oktober 2012. Logam terlarut telah dipekatkan menggunakan Chelex-100 manakala logam pepejal terampai dianalisis melalui proses penghadaman Teflon Bomb. Logam surih kemudiannya dianalisis melalui Instrumen Spektrometri Jisim Gandingan Plasma Teraruh (ICP-MS). Logam As terlarut berjulat daripada 4.650 hingga 36.894 µg L-1 manakala Hg terlarut berjulat daripada BDL hingga 0.011 µg L-1. Logam As dan Hg fasa pepejal terampai masing-masing berjulat daripada 0.650 hingga 86.087 mg L-1 dan BDL hingga 5.873 mg L-1. Kepekatan unsur logam terlarut adalah tinggi pada Oktober 2012 dan logam pepejal terampai yang diperoleh adalah tinggi pada Mei 2012. Logam toksik di Sungai Kuantan berada di bawah paras yang digariskan oleh Piawai Interim Kualiti Air Marin (IMWQS).
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author Faudzi, Fikriah
Miskon, Mohd Fuad
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Rahman, Mokhlesur
author_facet Faudzi, Fikriah
Miskon, Mohd Fuad
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Rahman, Mokhlesur
author_sort Faudzi, Fikriah
title Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
title_short Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
title_full Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed Spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in Sungai Kuantan, Pahang = Perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di Sungai Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort spatial and temporal variation on distributions of dissolved and particulate arsenic and mercury in sungai kuantan, pahang = perbezaan temporal dan reruang bagi taburan logam arsenik dan merkuri terlarut dan berpartikel di sungai kuantan, pahang
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2017
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/1/Fikriah%20Faudzi_2017.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/7/56851_Spatial%20and%20temporal%20variation%20on%20distributions%20of%20dissolved_Scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/56851/8/56851_Spatial%20and%20temporal%20variation%20on%20distributions%20of%20dissolved_WoS.pdf
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